One of my favorite scenes in the entire Bible is when the Lord told Elijah to go and stand on the mountain because He was about to pass by. (1 Kings 19:11-13)
Elijah watched as a great wind came and shattered the rocks. Then a great earthquake shook the ground followed by a mighty blazing fire.
But God was in none of these.
Finally came a gentle whisper. It was the whisper of the Lord.
One of my favorite writers calls this world a “noisy” world. That couldn’t be more true. It’s loud. It’s big. It’s full of screaming advertisements and loud, constant chaos that demands your attention every single moment.
But not only does it demand your attention; it demands your response.
Do you listen? Do you follow? Do you get distracted by the glitz and the razzle dazzle?
Or do you ignore the screams and instead tune in to the gentle whisper of the Lord?
God is a gentleman. He doesn’t shout His commands like a drill sergeant or have a tantrum like a two-year-old. He speaks carefully, quietly, and intentionally into your heart through His Holy Spirit.
Can you hear Him? Are you listening?
Q: What is He whispering into your heart today?
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Hi Emily….I’m copying this to you in answer to “What’s God whispering to me & in regards to your post about writing for the blog.
God whispers to me, “”””often””””, never to forget these past tumultuous times & why I LOVE witnessing & sharing my story……..So that ALL will KNOW that there’s HOPE & prayerfully that ALL will see, hear & COME to His saving GRACE. (;~)
For me, my darkest moment was when I filed for divorce from my “Pooh”, (husband), of 21 years. However, like many others who’ve posted their stories, I’ve actually had a LIFE of “”worst hours””. At least it was that way up until the last 14 years. (;~)
My story starts with a dad, (who wasn’t yet married to my mom), who tried to run her over in a driveway before I was even born. But she surrvived & so did I. They did get married, I think, but somewhere in that time frame there’ a huge suspicion that I was abused by my dad. Can I recall it? NO, thankfully I can’t but what I do remember are doctors visits, (at the age of 3 years old & then a “divorce or seperation”), & “shushed” conversations. Much later on in life as I met some of my 1/2 sisters we talked about that & there were “”known”” cases of abuse. Has it ever bothered me in my lfe? I can say, “Thankfully, NO!” My baby mind must have blocked it out & I had a grannie who prayed over me EVERY day of her life.
However there were still “always” trials. Though I was protected from seeing my dad, he never sent a dime to help support me or even a card to acknowledge my exsistence. And even though there were suspicions of abuse my mom pined for & hung on to a lost love for YEARS of her life & evetually became an alcoholic living for nothing but the next beer. The “”best”” she gave me was punch in the stomach, while grabbing me by the hair, because I was trying to take her car keys from her so she wouldn’t get out on the road & kill someone. the BEST you say? How so? Well…………I couldn’t drink!!!!! (:~) The Lord knows that I tried because, of course, that’s what I thought you did when you had troubles. BUT all it did for me was make me SICK……..BUT sadly, there was another loved one in my life who couldn’t drink either & that was my “Pooh”. Except that he “”could”” drink…..gallons, quarts or whatever he could get at the time.
Thus my reason for filing for a divorce…….and the 2nd worst hour of my life was loosing time with my kids while they were growing up. How much time? Almost 9 years of having them only every other weekend & parts of the summer. On the times they were gone, (to be with their dad), I’d wander about the house picking up their pictures, hold them close & cry for hours. Was it any better after 9 years….NO! BUT…..Is it better now? YES!!!! How so & why you ask? Because, TRULY, “With God ALL things ARE possible”. Matt 19:26 And then 11Timothy 1:7 tells us that we’ve NOT been given a spirit of fear, but of POWER, & of a “”‘sound””” mind. And 1 John 5:18 tells us that when we recieve Christ, We’re born of God & the evil one CANNOT touch us. AND THEN, for me, he says in 11 Corinthians 5:17-20 I am a minister of reconciliation. My hubby, (Pooh), & I are reunited after 9 years of seperation & so is that of my kids & family………….I STAND IN UTTER AWE & ADORATION OF A REDEMPTIVE GOD WHO WANTS NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR ME & HAS HEARD MY DESPERATE PRAYERS, MY KIDS PRAYERS & HAS SENT & is still SENDING RESOTORATION, MERCY, GRACE & HEALING.
That’s what I/we want to share with all the women I/we come into contact with. You can only drown IF you’re in the water. Well. JESUS IS the TRUE living water & IF you “””drink””” of Him 4:10, you’ll not only “”just survive”” you’ll SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE…….40:31
And….. I love this Blog becuase the sweet & precious ladies who’re are connected to this blog have a deep love for other women, sharing that they/ we all can learn how to be God’s best through His word. And though they/ themselves are not perfect, (NO one is but Him—–thank goodness, cuz I myself have tried & failed), they know it BUT are ever striving to walk & talk His ways. And that’s as good as it gets. Prov. 3:3 let love & faithfulness be written on the tablet of their hearts forever binding the two.